Francesco Rambaldi (born 19 January 1999) is an Italian chess grandmaster. He is the No. 3 ranked Italian player,[1] and the No. 26 ranked U21 player in the world as of April 2019.[2]

Francesco Rambaldi
Francesco Rambaldi, Vienna 2015
CountryItaly
Born (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 25)
Milan, Italy
TitleGrandmaster (2015)
FIDE rating2569 (November 2024)
Peak rating2574 (September 2017)

Chess career

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Born in Milan, Italy, Rambaldi started playing chess at the age of 8 at a chess club in Grenoble, France. He was Champion of France and Champion of Italy in the U10 category in 2009, and Italian Champion in the U12 and U14 categories in 2011 and 2013, respectively. He completed his international master norms in November 2014 and earned the title of grandmaster in August 2015, at age 16.[3]

In 2020, Rambaldi won the 11th annual Golden State Open.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Staff writer(s) (April 2019). "Federations Ranking - Italy". FIDE. Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  2. ^ Staff writer(s) (April 2019). "Top Players - Standard Top 100 Juniors". FIDE.
  3. ^ Staff writer(s) (2016). "Francesco Rambaldi". U.S. Chess Champs.
  4. ^ "11th Annual Golden State Open February 2020 United States of America FIDE Chess Tournament report". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
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